SCIENCE OF SPORT, EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE TROPICS

SCIENCE OF SPORT, EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE TROPICS

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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: UNDERSTANDING THE BODY‟S PHYSIOLOGICAL CAPACITY TO DISSIPATE HEAT DURING CHALLENGES TO HUMAN HEAT BALANCE – A CALORIMETRIC PERSPECTIVE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EXERCISE, THERMAL STRESS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

DUAL-PATHWAY MODEL OF HEAT STRESS

EVIDENCE FOR DUAL-PATHWAY MODEL OF HEAT STRESS

IMMUNE CHANGES WHEN EXERCISING IN THE HEAT

PRACTICAL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR ATHLETES

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: EXERCISE IN THE HEAT: WHAT DOES THE BRAIN TELL US?

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BRAIN NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND THEIR ROLE IN FATIGUE

PACING STRATEGIES IN THE HEAT

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: THE CENTRAL MECHANISMS OF PACING AND PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

REGULATION AND LIMITATION

CONSCIOUS BRAIN REGULATION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 5: THE REGULATION OF PACE DURING PROLONGED EXERCISE IN THE HEAT: INFLUENCE ON OPTIMAL PACING STRATEGIES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: INFLUENCE OF INTERVALS OF RADIANT HEATON PERFORMANCE AND PACING DYNAMICS DURING ROWING EXERCISE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE IN THE HEAT

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 8: SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN FITNESS IN FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS: THE USE OF SMALL SIDED GAMES FOR FITNESS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 9: FINDING YOUR CARBOHYDRATE AND FLUID SWEET-SPOT – PRACTICAL AND ACADEMIC CONSIDERATIONS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 10: TRIATHLON IN THE TROPICS – SOUTH PACIFIC STYLE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

SETTING

CONCEPTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRIATHLON „SOUTH PACIFIC STYLE‟

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

FACING CHALLENGES AND MOVING FORWARD

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 11: PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO DESIGN ADAPTATIONS IN FIREFIGHTING PPC DURING SIMULATED FIREFIGHTING TASKS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 12: THE COOLMETM VEST - IDEA TO APPLICATION

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE COOLMETM VEST

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION

PROOF OF CONCEPT

MANUFACTURE

FUNDING

PUBLICITY & MARKETING

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW PRODUCT VENTURES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 13: DEVELOPMENTS IN „LIFESTYLE MEDICINE‟ AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TROPICAL CONDITIONS

ABSTRACT

GLOSSARY

INTRODUCTION

LIFESTYLE AND IMMUNITY

INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNITY

THE VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM, WHERE THE „RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD‟ IN CHRONIC DISEASE

„INDUCERS‟ OF METAFLAMMATION IN CHRONIC DISEASE

METAFLAMMATION, „ANTHROPOGENS‟ AND CHRONIC DISEASE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TROPICAL CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 14: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIOUR IN THE TROPICS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

SPORT AND EXERCISE IN THE TROPICS

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE TROPICS

SEASONAL VARIABILITY IN PA IN HONG KONG CHILDREN

BARRIERS TO PA WHEN MORBIDLY OBESE

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING EXERCISE DECISIONS

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WHEN WORKING WITH OBESE IN AN EXERCISE SETTING

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 15: CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY PLACEMENT SUPERVISION PROCESSES AND PRACTICES: WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE TO NEXT?

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 16: CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY PLACEMENT SUPERVISION RESOURCES AND TRAINING NEEDS: WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE TO NEXT?

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 17: A UNIVERSITY-BASED CLINICAL EXERCISE FACILITY THAT SERVES AS A CLINICAL, TEACHING AND RESEARCH SPACE

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY: A CASE EXAMPLE

3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CLINICAL EXERCISE LEARNING CENTRE (CELC) AT DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

4. FEATURES OF THE MODEL

5. THE BENEFITS OF CELC CAN BE SUMMARISED AS

6. CASE PRESENTATION: AF, PPM, CARDIOMYOPATHY, IGT

7. OUTCOMES FOR CLIENTS, STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS USING THE CELC MODEL

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

INDEX